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Eight more weeks of CERB to cost $17.9 billion, budget officer says

The parliamentary budget officer estimates in a new report that it will cost $17.9 billion to provide eight extra weeks of payments through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The report this morning from budget officer Yves G...

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Six COVID-19 related deaths reported in Canada

There are 101,637 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,835 confirmed (including 5,417 deaths, 23,506 resolved) Ontario: 33,637 confirmed (including 2,609 deaths, 28,933 resolved) Alberta: 7,736 confirmed (includi...

Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says

Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid.Carla Qualtrough says the growth in jobs from May gives her confidence that workers will choose to work when they get an offer and are able to do so.Statistics Canada's labour force survey for May showed that lower-wage jobs rebounded at a faster rate than the national rate as restrictions meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus started to ease.Speaking at the Senate's finance committee today, Qualtrough sa...

COVID-19 to leave some lasting economic damage, Bank of Canada chief says

Canada's top central banker says there will be long-term economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic as the country charts a bumpy and prolonged course to recovery.Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank expects to see growth i...

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Canada will not trade Meng Wanzhou for the two Michaels

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rebutting Chinese officials for calling him "irresponsible" by linking the spying charges against two Canadians to the arrest in Canada of a Chinese high tech executive. He said today Chinese off...

Feds lay out guidelines for returning public servants to workplaces

Canada's roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable future. The preparations, which include the di...

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407 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

There are 100,627 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,550 confirmed (including 5,375 deaths, 22,972 resolved) Ontario: 33,095 confirmed (including 2,564 deaths, 28,250 resolved) Alberta: 7,625 confirmed (includi...

Deputy PM Freeland says securing the release of two Canadians, a foreign policy priority

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says securing the release of two Canadians facing spying charges in China isn't just another consular issue. She calls it a foreign policy priority for the Trudeau government. Freeland toda...

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China charges two Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case

China has charged two detained Canadians with spying today, further escalating tensions between the two countries. Chinese prosecutors say Michael Kovrig was charged on suspicion of spying for state secrets. They say Michael Spa...

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Melanie Joly Comments on the Arrest of Arsh Dalla

External Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has made her first comment regarding the arrest of Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, in connection with the shooting incident in Milton, Ontario. In response to a question from journali...

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